The Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches are the next generation of enterprise-class core and aggregation layer switches, supporting full programmability and serviceability. Based on an x86 CPU, the Catalyst 9500 Series is Cisco’s lead purpose-built fixed core and aggregation enterprise switching platform, built for security, IoT, and cloud. The switches come with a 4-core, 2.4-GHz CPU, 16-GB DDR4 memory, and 16-GB internal storage.

The Catalyst 9500 Series is the industry’s first purpose-built 40 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches targeted for the enterprise campus. These switches deliver unmatched table scale (MAC/route/ACL) and buffering for enterprise applications. The Catalyst 9500 Series includes nonblocking 40G Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP) and 10G Small Form-factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) switches with granular port densities that fit diverse campus needs.

Switching capacity: Up to 480 Gbps full duplexForwarding rate: Up to 720 MppsTotal number of MAC addresses: Up to 64,000Total number of IPv4 routes (Address Resolution Protocol [ARP] plus learned routes): Up to 64,000 indirect, up to 32,000 hostTotal number of IPv6 routes: Up to 32,000 indirect, up to 16,000 hostMulticast scale: Up to 48,000QoS ACL scale: Up to 18000Security ACL scale: Up to 18000FNF entries: Up to 512,000VLAN IDs: 4000Total Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs): 4000Jumbo frame: 9198 bytes